Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-04-26
Local Miscellany.

County Court May I'd; Circuit
Court May 18th.
Justice C. Frank GalIsher has been
IN, of pneumonia
Mrs. Gustav Brown is visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Forcpaugh's show will exhibit at
Martinsburg May 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Dawson have
returned home from New York.
D. Amman. Esq, of Cumberland,
Nd, was in Charlcstown last Friday.
Everybody is full of gladness be-
cause spring seems to he really COM
ing.
Geo. NJ. Bcltzhoover, Esq, of
Shepherdstown, was in town last FRI
day.
Now is about as good 4 time rs any
to pay up your last years subscrip-
ton.
Numerous cmigrant5 are now pass
ing westward over the 3. & 0. Il. K.
Mr.. Jas. w. Butt has contracted to
tin roof the dwelling of Mr.. Jacob
b. Brown.
Fine rains, followed by warmer
weather, have given vegetation
fresh impetus.
Mrs. Virginia Mercer, of Missouri,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. BENZ. e.
Beavers, of this county.
We were glad to see on our streets,
last week, the familiar face of Mr..
f. X. Legg. of Baltimore.
We understand that the English
sparrows are raiding the cabbage
plants in our town gardens.
Mr.. D. J. Sloan, manager of the
Shenandoah Milling Co., is absent on
trip to Western Maryland.
Earnshaw & Dooley have put tin
root on the dwelling owned 10y Hon.
w. l.. Wilson. and occupied by Mrs.
Willis.
Capt. George Baylor is about erect
ing new barn upon his farm near
town-material furnished by T. p.
Lippitt.
Our farmers are now busy with
their spring work, preparing for a
summer OF hard toll, and, We hope,
Of prosperity.
The Charlestown Musical Asso-
citation will meet this (Tuesday) eve
ching, at u o'clock, at the residence
of DR.. Schaeffer.
The first dandcIion of the season
has made its appearance, vegetation
i, sprouting and nsture is putting on
her green apparel.
Miss Lucilla Yates, daughter of
Mr.. A. B. Yates, WAS thrown from a
horse one day last week, but fortu-
nately not seriously injured.
The announcement that . scrub
bling brushes and all that appcrtains
thereto are now in order, suggests
state Of disorder in the household.
Mr.. T. p. Lippitt has contracted
to furnish matcriaI-lumher, hard
ware and paints-fOr a GaIilean Fish
crmem's Hall at Mt. Pleasant, near
Summit Point.
Mr.. Geo +. Welsh has purchased
lot of Mr.. l.. VI. Long. at Ripon.
and is rebuilding his store and dwell
ing-Iumher and material furnished
by I. +. Lippitt.
New freight engines, of the mogul
pattern. are now hcing used on the
II. F. & V. d. of the b. & O. r. r..
the old - camel backs having been
transferred to the main line.
Our storckecpers are making ::
very fine display of their goods.
When lady goes shopping she has
no easy task to select, where so many
beautiful articles await her choice.
LIE 1O"H IOunCll- at us IaSI meet
ing, approved applications for liquor
license for Mcssrs. J. G. Wyatt.
James Watson, +. b. SOuders, Geo.
W. Thomas, Maurice Kahn, Jno. S.
yesterday and Thos. Koin.
The farm of Mr.. John W. Roberts,
continuing 100 acres, near Summit
Point, was sold by Special Commits
sioners S. w. Washington, Frank
Bcckwith and George Baylor, to
Capt. Eugene Baker, ut S32 per acre.
AT the meeting held for the rcor-
ganization of the Clarke Rifles, the
following officers were elected: Cap
tain, S. J. G. Moore; lst lieutenant,
Marshal Mccormick; End lieut., w.
Taylor Milton; 3rd lieut.. Conrad
kownslar.
The Presidents of the different
Boards of Education of this county,
at meeting held in Charlestown last
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